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Gallery: Behind the scenes with Trek – Segafredo Down Under

Photographer Veeral Patel is embedded with the Trek – Segafredo team, documenting its first WorldTour race of 2017.

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Behind — Photographer Veeral Patel was embedded with the Trek – Segafredo team at the Santos Tour Down Under. Ride along with the team in its first WorldTour race of 2017. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — TDU’s first stage was rolling, hot, and ended in a sprint finish won by Caleb Ewan. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Having a good laugh in the team van. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Koen de Kort stands in the heat of the People’s Classic, an evening crit two days before the Tour Down Under.

Behind — Guerreiro took the best young rider’s jersey after the second stage. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — New Trek signing Mads Pedersen gets cleaned up following a crash in stage 2. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — De Kort, who rode for Giant – Alpecin (now Sunweb) last year, gets a massage on the first day of the Tour Down Under. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — It might not be as posh as the team bus, but a well-placed cooler will do. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Riders make moves on stage 2 of the TDU. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — No team buses at the Tour Down Under means teams sit around outside before each stage. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — First race of the year and the bandages are already out. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — The peloton en-masse in stage 3 of the TDU. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Stetina on the front during the TDU’s second stage. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Pantano comes from the defunct IAM Cycling team and won a stage of the Tour de France last year. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Mechanics prepare a team car for the day. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Mads Pedersen won the Paris-Roubaix Juniors race in 2013. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Stetina in the peloton. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — De Kort has been slowly adding to his tattoo. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — The long, hot roads of the Tour Down Under provide the first racing miles for much of the pro peloton. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Ruben Guerrieiro, still in the best young rider’s jersey, gets on the gas in stage 4. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Jarlinson Pantano poses with a fan. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — Tan lines are inevitable in the Australian summer. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — With temperatures hovering near 100˚F and bright sun, riders are careful not to get burned during long days in the saddle. Photo: Veeral Patel

Behind — It’s no Tour de France caravan, but the Tour Down Under puts on a great parade every day. Photo: Veeral Patel

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